ITT: Weird or quirky shit that historical figures did.
>[Adam Smith] is said to have put bread and butter into a teapot, drunk the concoction, and declared it to be the worst cup of tea he ever had.
>>2998134
Mussolini only ate crackers and drank milk for one year because he thought it was healthy.
>>2998140
If we're talking about diets:
>One of the most famous drinkers of Köstritzer Schwarzbier was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who sustained himself on black beer from Köstritz when he was unable to eat during a period of illness.
Nietzsche ate huge amounts of fruit everyday, giving him stomach pain.
>>2998134
Gustav Mahler was known for being absent minded. He often stayed in a train car after the rest of the train had left, reading a score or newspaper while stirring his coffee with a cigarette.
>>2998153
There are alcoholics all over the aorld sustaining themselves on a liquid diet.
>>2998140
Never heard of that, but he did have an ulcer.
Josef Stalin refused to wash his hair resulting in wicked dandruff.
>>2999140
I feel his pain